Wesleyan University Apostles Club records
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the Apostles Club Records are meeting minutes, which were recorded beginning in 1894 until the last meeting in 1967, although they become increasingly more detailed in later years. Up until early 1952 the minutes were recorded in journals, but after that the secretaries began to type them. The minutes specified host and presenter for each meeting, as well as the topic of discussion. In addition to minutes, there are a few pieces of correspondence from 1939, two clippings about the Apostles Club from 1895 and 1897, and lists of members between 1920 and 1965.
Dates
- Creation: 1894-1967
Creator
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.). Apostles Club (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for official University records is held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Apostles Club was a group of faculty members at Wesleyan University who met once a month from 1894 until 1967. At each meeting one of the members or a guest would present research, followed by a discussion among the present members. On its foundation, it was, according the minutes of the first meeting, "for literary and social purposes." The name "The Apostles Club" was adopted after a nickname referring to the number of founding members. The original faculty members were from the academic fields of literature, history, and philosophy. It was usually was hosted at one of the member's homes. The group's officers included a President, Vice President, Treasurer and a Secretary (or, if the Secretary was absent, an “ad-interim” secretary) who took notes and presented them at the next meeting to be approved by the members.
The Club ceased meeting at the end of the 1966-1967 academic year.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet (1 hollinger box and 1 half hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The bulk of the Apostles Club Records are meeting minutes, with a small amount of correspondence, clippings, and lists of members.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received after 1967.
Subject
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.). Apostles Club (Organization)
- Title
- Wesleyan University Apostles Club records, 1894-1967
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Alexis Pancrazi, September 2007 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, March 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository